Effect of electromagnetic radiations from mobile phone base stations on general health and salivary function.
Singh K, Nagaraj A, Yousuf A, Ganta S, Pareek S, Vishnani P. · 2016
View Original AbstractPeople living near cell phone towers showed significantly more health problems and reduced saliva production compared to those living 1 kilometer away.
Plain English Summary
Researchers in India studied 40 people living either near cell phone towers or about 1 kilometer away to see how proximity affected their health and saliva production. They found that people living close to the towers reported significantly more sleep problems, headaches, dizziness, and concentration difficulties, and produced less saliva when stimulated. This suggests that chronic exposure to radiofrequency radiation from cell towers may affect both general health and specific bodily functions like saliva production.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that cell tower radiation affects human health at distances much closer than most people realize. While the researchers didn't measure exact radiation levels, the clear health differences between groups living near versus far from towers suggests these effects occur at real-world exposure levels. The finding that saliva production decreased is particularly noteworthy because it represents a measurable biological change, not just reported symptoms. Saliva plays crucial roles in oral health, digestion, and immune function. What this means for you: if you're considering where to live or work, proximity to cell towers appears to be a legitimate health consideration. The combination of sleep disruption, cognitive symptoms, and measurable biological changes paints a concerning picture of how radiofrequency radiation may be affecting communities living near these installations.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
Cell phones use electromagnetic, nonionizing radiations in the microwave range, which some believe may be harmful to human health. The present study aimed to determine the effect of electromagnetic radiations (EMRs) on unstimulated/stimulated salivary flow rate and other health-related problems between the general populations residing in proximity to and far away from mobile phone base stations.
A total of four mobile base stations were randomly selected from four zones of Jaipur, Rajasthan, In...
It was unveiled that a majority of the subjects who were residing near the mobile base station compl...
The effects of prolonged exposure to EMRs from mobile phone base stations on the health and well-being of the general population cannot be ruled out. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the effect of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on general health and more specifically on oral health.
Show BibTeX
@article{k_2016_effect_of_electromagnetic_radiations_2599,
author = {Singh K and Nagaraj A and Yousuf A and Ganta S and Pareek S and Vishnani P. },
title = {Effect of electromagnetic radiations from mobile phone base stations on general health and salivary function.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784065/},
}